Biography
Willis Goldbeck (October 24, 1898 – September 17, 1979) was an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He wrote for 40 films between 1923 and 1962. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1951. Willis graduated from Worcester Academy. Willis Goldbeck was born in New York City. A former journalist, Goldbeck entered films as a screenwriter in the early 1920s. He wrote most of the "Dr. Kildare" series for MGM, starting with the first one, Young Dr. Kildare (1938), and directed several of them. Although he directed several more films after that—including one of Burt Lancaster's early swashbucklers, Ten Tall Men (1951)—he mainly concentrated on screenwriting, and in the mid-1950s turned to producing. He retired from films in 1962. He died September 17, 1979, in Sag Harbor, New York, a month before his 81st birthday.
Filmography
all 48
Movies 48
Writer 33
Director 10
Producer 3
Screenplay 1
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
The Colossus of New York (1958)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Tiger by the Tail (1955)
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Johnny Holiday (1949)
Dark Delusion (1947)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
She Went to the Races (1945)
Between Two Women (1945)
3 Men in White (1944)
Rationing (1944)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
The Garden of Allah (1936)
Two in the Dark (1936)
Wednesday's Child (1934)
Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Desert Nights (1929)
Wild Orchids (1929)
Lilac Time (1928)
Diamond Handcuffs (1928)
The Enemy (1927)
The Garden of Allah (1927)
Convoy (1927)
Mare Nostrum (1926)
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925)
Flower of Night (1925)
Peter Pan (1924)
Open All Night (1924)
The Alaskan (1924)
The Side Show of Life (1924)
Scaramouche (1923)
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GenderMale
Birthday1898-10-24
Deathday1979-09-17 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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